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Determinants of the effectiveness of quality assurance systems and institutional performance in higher education

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorOrlando Manuel Esteves Serranoen_US
dc.contributor.authorFrancisco Javier Miranda Gonzálezen_US
dc.contributor.authorJoaquim António Belchior Mouratoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-03T11:36:50Z
dc.date.available2025-12-03T11:36:50Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-31en_US
dc.date.updated2025-12-03T11:31:43Z
dc.description.abstractThis study analyses the determinants of the effectiveness of Quality Assurance Systems (QAS) and its impact on institutional performance in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Based on stakeholder theory and the Resource-Based View (RBV), it investigates how management support, infrastructure quality and faculty and student engagement shape QAS effectiveness and, through it, institutional outcomes in teaching, research and societal impact. The research followed a quantitative design, covering all public and private HEIs in Portugal between December 2024 and February 2025. Using a non-probabilistic sample, an online questionnaire obtained 984 valid responses from academics, and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was applied to empirically test the hypothesised model and mediating effects. The results show that management support and institutional leadership are the strongest predictors of QAS effectiveness, while infrastructure quality and faculty engagement also make significant contributions. Student engagement, although statistically weaker, remains strategically relevant, reflecting institutional limitations in embedding student voices rather than disengagement itself. In summary, the study positions QAS effectiveness as a central mechanism that transforms organisational resources and stakeholder participation into institutional performance, while offering a consistent theoretical contribution and practical guidance for leaders and decision-makers committed to strengthening quality culture and competitiveness in higher education.eng
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/2331186X.2025.2581411en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-4606297
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/60180
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectQuality management
dc.subjecthigher education institutions
dc.subjecteffectiveness of quality assurance system
dc.subjectquality assurance
dc.titleDeterminants of the effectiveness of quality assurance systems and institutional performance in higher educationen_US
dc.typeresearch articleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleCogent Educationen_US
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
rcaap.cv.cienciaid8416-B322-2BDF | Joaquim Mourato
rcaap.rightsopenAccessen_US

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